India May commission INS
SATPURA (Project 17) class Frigate.
It is 2nd Shivalik class Indigenous Stealth Frigate. The ship is scheduled to be commissioned on 20 Aug 2011.
| General characteristics(wikipedia) |
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| Class and type: | INS SATPURA - Shivalik class frigate |
| Displacement: | 6000 tons |
| Length: | 142 metres (466 ft) |
| Beam: | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Draught: | 4.5 metres (15 ft) |
| Propulsion: | CODOG
2 x Pielstick diesel engines
2 GE LM-2500 gas turbines |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h)+ |
| Complement: | 257 (incl 35 officers) |
| Armament: | 76mm SRGM
2 x AK-630 CIWS
24 x Shtil SAM
16 x Barak SAM
8 x VLS 3M-54E Klub or BrahMos cruise missiles
90R ASW missiles
DTA-53-956 torpedoes
RBU-6000 (RPK-8) |
| Aircraft carried: | 2 x Sea King Mk.42B or HAL Dhruv | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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